This is a wacky deal for my franchise. I am sending my favorite real-life Pirate to Philly for a top outfielder. The total loss in fantasy points above replacement value could be about even in this deal, but I have enough pieces available to optimize my lineup. I figure my Pirates have a small window to compete. Cutch was a long-term guy on the club, but I retain trade chip value on Holliday, so if I need to go young at a later point then I will be able to by trading away Matt next year.
receives
OF McCutchen, Andrew, $0.5m (P-2012)
OF Gardner, Brett, $0.5m (P-2012)
SP Scherzer, Max, $9.5m (2012)
MI Valdez, Wilson, $0.5m (2012)
receives
OF Holliday, Matt, $17m (2014)
+ $7.5m from Philly this year + $6m from Philly in 2012 on Holliday's deal
MI Donald, Jason, $0.5m (2011)
CI-MI Kennedy, Adam, $0.5m (2011)
Thanks to Chris for dealing with me in the tough negotiations this weekend.